CERTIFIED_High School Special Education Life Skills Teacher

School Special Education Life Skills Teacher 2026/27

Gretna Public Schools Gretna East High School - Omaha, Nebraska Open in Google Maps

Job : 5503092

Final date to receive applications: Mar 20, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: Jan 18, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 1, 2026

Job Title: High School Special Education Life Skills Teacher

Department: Instruction

Education Level and Certification: Bachelor’s degree required. Must at all times during employment possess a Nebraska Teaching Certificate with such endorsements as required by NDE Rule 10 and all other certification and training as required or assigned.

Reports To: Principal or Principal’s Designee

• Develop and implement individualized education programs (IEPs) that align with students' needs, strengths, and goals.
• Teach functional academics, communication, social skills, self-care, vocational skills, and community-based learning.
• Use evidence-based strategies and differentiated instruction to engage students in meaningful and effective learning experiences.
• Adapt and modify instructional materials to meet diverse learning needs.
• Implement positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) to encourage appropriate behaviors and reduce challenges.
• Foster a respectful, inclusive classroom environment that promotes social‑emotional learning and peer interactions.
• Collaborate with behavior specialists and other team members to address specific behavioral needs.
• Work closely with parents, caregivers, and multidisciplinary teams, including speech therapists, occupational therapists, and paraprofessionals.
• Provide regular progress updates to families and participate in IEP meetings.
• Collaborate with general education teachers to facilitate inclusion opportunities, as appropriate.
• Create a safe, structured, and accessible classroom environment tailored to the needs of students with significant disabilities.
• Supervise and mentor paraprofessionals to support student learning and safety effectively.
• Ensure compliance with all district, state, and federal special education regulations and guidelines.
• Stay current on best practices in special education, life skills instruction, and related technologies.
• Participate in district‑provided training and professional development opportunities.
• Serve as a role model to all students.
• Serve as a positive member of the community in a way that does not negatively affect the District’s reputation or image in the community.
• Refrain from engaging in conduct that interferes with the operations of the District, including the education of students.
• Develop and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with other staff and administration.
• Adhere to all District policies, rules, regulations, and supervisory directives.
• Maintain confidentiality of information concerning staff, students, and parents in accordance with law and District rules.
• Adhere to the code of ethics of the District and the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE Rule 27).

FLSA Status: Exempt.

Professional exemption: The employee has a primary duty of performing work requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction and study or has a primary duty of teaching, tutoring, instructing, or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge and is employed and engaged in this activity as a teacher.

The essential functions of the Life Skills Teacher position include: (1) regular, dependable, in‑person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and (3) the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements:

Physical Requirements

Life Skills Teacher

E = Essential, NE = Non‑Essential

Stamina

Flexibility